Schlagquartett Köln

Jean-Pierre Guézec

was born in Dijon on August the 29th,1934. After having studied the violin,
he followed courses by Olivier Messiaen, Darius Milhaud and Jean Rivier
at the Paris Conservatoire. During 1963, his school-leaving year, he won
the Tanglewood Berkshire Music Center composition prize. In 1968 he was
also the first person to receive the SACEM Grand Prix for symphonic promotion.
In 1969 he was nominated analysis teacher at the Paris Conservatoire in
replacement of Olivier Messiaen; at the same time he wrote several articles
and concert programs, in particular for the Domaine Musical. He died of
a sudden heart attack on March 9th, 1971.